Complement C3
General Information
- Lab Name
- Complement C3
- Lab Code
- C3
- Epic Name
- Complement C3
- Synonyms
- B1A Globulin, B1C Globulin, Beta 1C
- Components
Interpretation
- Method
- Turbidimetric
- Reference Range
-
Units: mg/dL
Female Male Age Range Age Range 0- 87-200 0- 87-200 Effective date: 01/04/2016
Ordering & Collection
- Specimen Type
- Blood
- Collection
-
Preferred: 4 mL blood in GOLD SST or LIME GREEN PST tube
Also Acceptable: 4 mL blood in RED TOP or GREEN TOP tube - Handling Instructions
- The laboratory must process the specimen within 2 hours of collection.
- Quantity
-
Requested: 1 mL serum/plasma
Minimum: 0.5 mL serum/plasma
Processing
- Receiving Instructions
- Separate plasma/serum within 2 hours of collection and refrigerate if assay cannot be run within 4 hours.If specimen must be frozen, remove plasma/serum from gel separator tube prior to freezing.Stability: Room Temperature: up to 4 hours; Refrigerated: 8 days; Frozen at -20°C: 3 weeks
- Misc Sendout
Performance
- Lab Department
- Chemistry, Automated Panels(CHA)
- Frequency
- Daily
- Available STAT?
- No
- Performing Location(s)
-
UW-MT Chemistry, Automated
206-520-4600Clinical Lab, Room NW220,
University of Washington Medical Center,
1959 NE Pacific street, Seattle, WA 98195
Billing & Coding
- CPT Codes
- 86160
- LOINC
- 4485-9
- Interfaced Order Code
- UOW1702
- Interfaced Result Code
- UOW1702